Software Testing

Test Metrics can be used to measure test coverage prior to software delivery. It provides a measure of the percentage of the software tested at any point during testing.
It is calculated as follows:
Functional Test Coverage = FE/FT
Where,
FE is the number of test requirements that are covered by test cases that were executed against the software
FT is the total number of test requirements

Software Release Metrics
The software is ready for release when:
1. It has been tested with a test suite that provides 100% functional coverage, 80% branch coverage, and 100% procedure coverage.
2. There are no level 1 or 2 severity defects.
3. The defect finding rate is less than 40 new defects per 1000 hours of testing
4. Stress testing, configuration testing, installation testing, Naïve user testing, usability testing, and sanity testing have been completed
Software Maturity Metric
Software Maturity Index is that which can be used to determine the readiness for release of a software system. This index is especially useful for assessing release readiness when changes, additions, or deletions are made to existing software systems. It also provides a historical index of the impact of changes. It is calculated as follows:
SMI = Mt – ( Fa + Fc + Fd)/Mt
Where
SMI is the Software Maturity Index value
Mt is the number of software functions/modules in the current release
Fc is the number of functions/modules that contain changes from the previous release
Fa is the number of functions/modules that contain additions to the previous release
Fd is the number of functions/modules that are deleted from the previous release
Reliability Metrics
Reliability is calculated as follows:
Reliability = 1 – Number of errors (actual or predicted)/Total number of lines of executable code
This reliability value is calculated for the number of errors during a specified time interval.
Three other metrics can be calculated during extended testing or after the system is in production. They are:

MTTFF (Mean Time to First Failure)
MTTFF = The number of time intervals the system is operable until its first failure (functional failure only).

MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
MTBF = Sum of the time intervals the system is operable

MTTR (Mean Time To Repair)
MTTR = sum of the time intervals required to repair the system
The number of repairs during the time period